best 2506 bullet???

[fireball]

I was wondering what is the best bullet to use in my 2506 for shooting elk????AND the best loads you have figured out if you want to share.
Thanks

[north american hunter]

I would use 120 grain nosler partition.

[wolf308]

SS-18 MIRV 7 ..... Soviet Union stock strategic ballistic missile ..... Get the whole herd

[ASAT Hunter]

I reload though because my rifle doesn't like the off the shelf 120 grain Nosler Partition

The Hornady 117 SST are very good

Barnes makes a decent round as well

I use 120 Partitions on moose and Elk

[Pioneer2]

I like the 115 Partitions for bigger stuff and the 120gr Hornady HP for deer although they also kill elk...100gr devastating on antelope....Harold

[bulletman]

We use the Nosler 110 Accubond if we can find them.

[gitrdun]

Originally Posted by ASAT Hunter

I reload though because my rifle doesn't like the off the shelf 120 grain Nosler Partition

The Hornady 117 SST are very good

Barnes makes a decent round as well

I use 120 Partitions on moose and Elk

This must be the very first time that I've read or heard SST's and "very good" in the same sentence. A 117 SST on elk????? Seriously?

[RAMPAGE]

Where does it say that he uses 117gr SST's on elk?

[dogslayer403]

Originally Posted by gitrdun

This must be the very first time that I've read or heard SST's and "very good" in the same sentence. A 117 SST on elk????? Seriously?

Have you tried the 117g sst in a 25-06 on game?
Also he specifically wrote 120g partitions for elk.

As for the op i used to exclusivly use 115g ballistic tips friends had very good luck with 110g accubonds as well

[ishootbambi]

Originally Posted by gitrdun

This must be the very first time that I've read or heard SST's and "very good" in the same sentence. A 117 SST on elk????? Seriously?

I'm with you. I won't say it won't work but I'd have a hard time agreeing it's a good choice...especially in a smallish cartridge.

[BigJon]

Originally Posted by gitrdun

This must be the very first time that I've read or heard SST's and "very good" in the same sentence. A 117 SST on elk????? Seriously?

Seen 95 SST's from a 6mm Rem work on a lot of deer, some exit, some don't. Same combo flat-lined a young bull elk pretty good too.

There's a lot of hunting folks out there that don't know what a good bullet or bad bullet is supposed to be....They buy factory ammo or handload, ensure reasonable accuracy is there and go hunt. Find game, wait for game to be in a good position and make an accurate shot... Things just die with no fuss.

I recall one new hunter I gave some rifle/scope advice to and for ammo (he didn't plan on handloading, ever), I recommended going to WSS/Cabela's and buy a few boxes, learn how to shoot and figure out what is the most accurate then stock up. Few years later he's been killing a couple deer a year and he's telling me how well his rifle/scope/ammo combo shoots and kills deer.... Turns out he has been using Hornady factory stuff with a 168 A-max (.308 Win) and had a good stockpile of it.... I wasn't about to tell him he was doing it wrong. It's an expanding bullet and nothing is going to shake off catching one in the rib cage.

Were I loading for a .25-06, I'd look to either the 100 or 115 ballistic tip and not worry about a thing...

[Xbolt7mm]

Originally Posted by north american hunter

I would use 120 grain nosler partition.

This guy,,,,, if you had to use the 25

[Eagle Trapper]

What kind of recipes you guys runnin with the 115 partitions?

[rottie]

Originally Posted by Eagle Trapper

What kind of recipes you guys runnin with the 115 partitions?

Try a stiff load of R 22 , it seems to work well in the firearms I have loaded for. IMR 4831 is another to look at

[graybeard]

The CXP 3 is the big difference...I use the 100 grain Barnes Triple Shock...

http://www.chuckhawks.com/cxp.htm

[covey ridge]

Over 25 years ago I used a 117 grain partition. I do not know if Nosler still makes them, I never shot an elk but I did shoot quite a few very large bodied mule bucks. Nothing walked away. IIRC I never recovered a bullet. If you get decent accuracy, any partition would be my first choice.

[ktownsend]

nice

[Dick284]

100 gr Partition’s and TSX’s have done well for me.








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